Talk:Lio Convoy (BW)

Name Change

We should probably use a different image for Lio's main one. Namely, one of his first toy-body in normal colors. --M Sipher 20:33, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

• Yeah, I never really intended to use that as the main one, just as a place-holder since Google wasn't finding me anything better. --DrSpengler 20:34, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Can we move this to Leo Prime now? Please? Singularity 14:46, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Oh, Lord yes! --ItsWalky 15:14, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Have we seen the back of his card to be sure Leo Prime is definately the same character? I mean clearly the deco is inspired by him, I'm just wondering if we've seen the bio. (Even if we havn't, it probably WILL be him, I know, but we wont be 100% sure till we see.)

It's probably in the history now and I can't change it, but there was an angry and non-researched well rant here by me a while ago. I've changed my mind a little. Blog entry explains all.

We can't check your blog if we don't know who you are. Please, register a username and sign your posts with four tildes - and welcome to Teletraan I. - RolonBolon 07:06, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

It's Onslaught Six. I have an account here and I know about the tildes. I just don't feel like logging in and stuff.

Well, if you don't care enough to do that, why should we care about what you have to say? - RolonBolon 21:10, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Personality

Did Leo Prime have any actual personality in the Japanese stuff to record as his profile? As of right now it's mostly kinda a recounting of BW2 continuity specific story material rather than a true character profile. We should definately have a real profile whenever the IDW BW Guide comes out (soooon peeaaasse) but I was wondering if there was anything we could say about him personality wise as of now? What little I remember is pretty much "generic leader." ZacWilliam 02:00, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

He's a Japanese leader. That means he has zero personality. Honestly, he was dull as dishwater in BWII. --DrSpengler 03:12, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

I dunno, doesn't Leiconvoy party hard? Is eem to recall an episodew where he frank a lot of beer. -Derik 04:25, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Wow, franking beer *is* pretty unique behavior. (I don't usually point out spelling, but I just find this one really funny.) It wouldn't surprise me too much if he was a partier, Japan seems to like the idea of TFs getting drunk. Although I would think that'd be more Big Convoys thing, off hand. ZacWilliam 12:30, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Name Change: Part Deux

Question: Now that we know that the Classic "Legends" figures have no character/bio info on the cards (we DO know that right, I'm not imagining it?) don't we have to question if "Leo Prime" is actually the same characters as "Lio Convoy"? I mean, *YES* his deco is definately a homage, but LOTS of Universe toys feature homage-decos and the *exact* same names as existing G1 characters, and we've consistantly and purposely refused to treat them as being new versions of the existing robots here, because there's no official proof/bio/characterization one way or the other. Leo Prime's case is pretty much exactly the same thing isn't it (or possibly even weaker, since in those cases even the names matched perfectly)? Certianly a homage, but with nothing official to confirm it, there's no way to really say he's the same guy from BW2. Not officially. Am I missing something? ZacWilliam 12:16, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

• I agree. The decision to change the name seemed premature to me. What is the basis for saying they are one in the same? --Crockalley 14:11, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

• They do have bios, albeit short ones. Leo Prime's has "Cybertronian Supreme Commander" in it somewhere. Also, Classics isn't comparable to Universe because it is stated to be a continuation of G1 and doesn't involve multiple universe-hopping. We don't have Megatron (Classics) or Trypticon (Classics) pages. Interrobang 14:57, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

What Int said. Though it will all come down to what they call him in IDW's BW profile book, I imagine. --ItsWalky 15:05, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Spinning offa this, is there now more solid precedent for renaming Overlord as Gigatron? HOC is at least as valid as LOC, if anything it's actually more detailed. I understand some people are reluctant due to Dreamwave giving their character of Gigatron a completely different backstory than the fictional Overlord ever could have had--however, no material was ever canonically published that linked Overlord to Gigatron. Just interviews with Patyk/McDonaugh about where they'd like to take the character. It strikes me as no more consequential than 'The Greater Ape'. So why not rename?

The European (thus, UK) release is named "Overlord". Interrobang 03:10, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

I think we're waiting on Overlord until we get maybe another universe for him...? there's enough of a case to say ovelord = Gigatron IMO, but they're treated so differently...-Derik 03:46, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Again, though, there are TONS of instances of characters who are portrayed wildly different in different continuities. Take Marvel Grimlock vs. Cartoon Grimlock. Or Shockwave. Or Blaster. Hell, in Dreamwave's continuity, Scourge and Cyclonus are completely different robots rather than being reformatted from the seekers or the Insecticons. Should they get different pages, too? It's quite clear that Overlord and Gigatron are meant to be the same character, even if they were portrayed differently in different continuities. The same holds true for Leo Prime and Lio Convoy - Dark T Zeratul 08:00, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Hey, you're preaching to the converted here.. I think part of the problem is- what do you call him? he got an einglish-language release as overlord. if he was renamed Gigatron... we dont usually 'respect' renames on the Wiki. (Silverstreak, et al.) Except- in Dreamwave continuity is HIS Gigatron.. but BY FAR he's best RECOGNIZED as Overlord. And, you know, actually saw release under that name. It's a pickle. -Derik 08:22, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

His American release was Gigatron. Isn't that pretty much the standard we're using? - Dark T Zeratul 08:52, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

• shrug* I will not oppose moving the article to Gigatron. -Derik 09:14, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

In my opinion, if we were to consider J-Overlord and Gigatron the same character, then the same would apply to Lightfoot and Getaway, or Road King and Slapdash, etc. They're humans in robot suits, which their Western counterparts are not. Gigatron is the Hosehead to Overlord's Cab. Quite frankly, I advcoate making Gigatron as separate character article, just as the other Powermasters have separate articles from THEIR Godmaster counterparts, similar tech specs be damned. But, yeah, I'm probably in the minority on that. The problem, I suppose, comes with figuring out where Eurolord goes. - Chris McFeely 10:57, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

No, I'm down with that. I figure Masterforce Overlord should have his own separate article since he's a very distinctly separate... organism, then Eurolord/Gigatron a separate article. As for which name he'd go under, I vote Gigatron, since that's how we've got all the other Euro transplants from G2. (And is similar techs were all that, Charger would be Slag, and BM Mirage Skywarp.) --M Sipher 19:49, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

At this time and on little sleep, I would guess that Powermaster Gigatron and Eurolord fall under the same category as, say, G2 Laser Rod Jolt and G2 Illuminator Hotrod - essentially the same character with some details changed to suit the market. Saying that, I realize that Gigatron and Overlord have entirely different bios, but comparing [1] them [2], I don't see anything that contradicts the other with the exception of Overlord having Energon mini figures and Gigatron being a Powermaster. On the other hand, maybe that's fanfic'ing it too much... man, does anyone have Andrew Frankel's address? I'm pretty sure he WROTE Gigatron's card bio and could just say what he intended the character to be. --Monzo 12:11, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

I still don't understand why the Lio Convoy articles had to be changed to Leo Prime considering her's far better known as Lio Convoy, and has been a japanese character for far longer than a US character. --FFN 19:55, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Because we go by English names for characters whenever they have them. --Andrusi 20:08, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

This is the English Transformers enyclopedia. Go to Japan's if you want Japanese names. Interrobang 02:59, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

I should note that ironically I am in an argument with somebody on TFW2005 who insists on using japanese names, and I am arguing Hasbro's case. I just think that in this case, the predominantly japanese character should use the japanese name, since that's what everybody who has heard of or is familiar with the character knows him as. If, IF this was the case of a joint line like the UT where Hasbro concurrently released the toy with a US name, then I might agree, but they didn't, and only just gave it a name on a repaint of a small impulse-buy toy last year. Also, the idea to change Overlord to Gigatron just because of some long-forgotten LOC is foolishness and would have just made things confusing. --FFN 03:09, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Your Gigatron comment would've probably been more relevant months ago. Interrobang 07:27, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

I hadn't joined then. But this still irks me. --FFN 08:47, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Uh guys, are we forgetting this toy was sold by Hasbro Collectors as Lioconvoy (or LioConvoy).[3]

Evan1975 06:01, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Name Change: Part the Third

It looks like IDW is going to be calling him Lio Convoy. How will this effect what we call the character here? --KilMichaelMcC 07:19, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

If true, I'd prefer to change it back to Lio Convoy, since now his only official US characterisation has given him the original japanese name (it seems). Plus he's been a japanese character way longer. --FFN 11:25, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

I agree that if he IS Lio Convoy vs. Leo Prime when the actual IDW issues come out then yes it should be changed back, since then both would be US names and and Lio would have more story/history weight. It's wait and see at this point though, when the issues come we'll know. --ZacWilliam 11:42, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Derik agrees with Zac- mostly because Leo Prime has cleared Hasbro legal... and we'd look exceptionally stupid if the issue came out and he was called Leo Prime, it's possible some copy editor just screwed up writing the promos. -Derik 18:33, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Name Change IV: Japan is stupid

There is no reason for it to remain Leo Prime when we've been told it's otherwise. If they change their mind when it comes to the Ascending, then it can be changed back. The character's official name in the fiction he appeared was Lio Convoy. Nothing past that matters. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 159.134.162.193 (talk • contribs).

If you're referring to Furman's blog, that isn't a source of officiality (for lack of a better term) over the name on a toy's package, no matter how much you scream otherwise and call us anti-Japanese. Interrobang 11:37, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

But the toy is not officially confirmed as being Lio Convoy. He is an autobot, not a maximal, for a start. The name of the character in the fiction he appears in, and the toys that were released, is Lio Convoy. Not to mention the Hasbro Collectors Lio Convoy, which was released in the west, as Lio Convoy. You(the Wiki people) ARE anti-japanese, as fuck, you're practically infamous for it, since other people acknowledge the original name of the character. Furman's comment only adds to it.

There is no reason for it to remain Leo Prime. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 159.134.162.193 (talk • contribs).

We're "anti-japanese" in the manner that this the fucking ENGLISH WIKI. We deal with English names when possible. If "Supreme Commander" Leo Prime is not Lio Convoy, when who the fuck is he? Who is LoC Trypticon? Bumblebee? Jetfire? Fireflight? Menasor? "Maximal, not Autobot durr durr" is a retard's argument. Is Universe Optimus Primal a different character than Beast Wars Optimus Primal? Beast Wars Ravage from G1 Ravage? Original Blackarachnia from Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia from Universe Blackarachnia? Never mind that he's technically a Cybertron to begin with (which you're unsurprisingly silent on). Interrobang 11:52, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

New IP-guy here, Because we all know that Universe Ratchet is the same guy as G1 Ratchet, and that Universe Defensor is the same guy as G1 Defensor. If we considered all the guys with the same paint job, and function to be the same characters, regardless of fiction, and even continuity of Origin, this Wiki would be fucked. And we still have no confirmation on the other LOC Classics, as far as the fiction is concerned they don't exist. And yes this is an English wiki, but it doesn't have to be an American one. As for your "Cybertron" Argument, the name is irrelevant, he still has a Maximal Symbol.

Universe fiction bases itself on the multiverse. Classics... does not. (Unless you'd like to argue that one-shot cameos in The War Within aren't the characters they obviously are, because we have no confirmation that they are.) Hasbro has stated that the LoC guys are the same characters. Why would they not be? What the Hell does America have to do with anything? If you are so desperately want this to be at LioConvoy, why are you not up in arms about him being referred to as a Maximal, when he never was? Why are you gnashing your teeth at one instance of "anti-Japanese bias", but not to another? Interrobang 14:29, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

First of all, there's always been toy-only characters sense the dawn of Transformers, and in relation to the fiction, they simply don't exist in most cases! There's no Twintwist and Topspin running around in the G1 Cartoon always in the background, and likewise there's no Leo Prime running around in the Classics comic! He's a non entity, all we know about him is that he's a Supreme Commander of something, and also an Autobot, that's all! The fact that he's a homage to another character in another continuity is irrelevant. I'm so adement against Leo Prime because Lio Convoy was first, used more, and although both are really shitty names, Japan has an excuse, they don't speak the damn language their naming guys with! Also there's the fact that the entire club he belongs to has guys named Convoy, it's inconsistent!

Anti-Japanese or not, I'd vote on using the name LioConvoy because it's the name that's actually been used within the fiction, whereas the Leo Prime name has thus far only shown up on a lone Classics repaint with no bio or backstory to speak of. Plus, LioConvoy was released in North America in the late 90s, I believe alongside Shadow Panther. Sure it was, if I recall, a mail-away, but it was still a North American release. I'd say the first release should win it over the later one (much like how Jazz didn't become Meister when his Alternator toy came out). I haven't read through the entire talk page so if those arguments were already presented and voted against, well... feel free to ignore what I just said. (although I personally think the name Leo Prime sounds stupid. Makes me think of a Snapper repaint with a blue bandanna) Detour 12:34, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

This is how you work with others, anonymous Netherlands guy. Instead of unilaterally changing stuff around and accusing us as being a cabal of bias, you present your case in the talk page. Detour, I don't see why the Classics toy should be irrelevant; it has a bio, albeit a short one, that calls Leo Prime a "Supreme Commander". I don't think the online store thing overrides that, since it just sold the Japanese toy (which is called LioConvoy). It's basically importing. (LioConvoy is a dumber name.) If the character is called Lio Convoy in the Beast Wars comic (in the comic pages themselves, not a blog or solicitation), feel free to move it back. I'll urrgh at Furman maintaining a stupid name, but won't object. Interrobang 12:48, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Most likely, if Furman is calling him LioConvoy casually, that is also the name that will appear in the actual comic. Once we have confirmation of that, the page will move back to LioConvoy with Leo Prime listed as an alternate name. 159.134.162.193, you really need to learn how to talk to other people without being a huge turd. I don't think anybody was actually objecting to the change -- once the name is official, I imagine we would all vote to move -- they were objecting to your completely counterproductive methods and reverting on principle. --Steve-o 20:05, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

If you guys hate the topic title so much why don't you just click on the move button? --Oboro maru 20:28, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Because, as said above, the official name wont be established until the first issue of the new BW mini is out. Once that happens it'll be moved if needed. Got it? :) ZacWilliam 01:57, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Hasbro should have just called it Leo/Lio Primal, then it would have worked for BW's naming conventions, worked with the theme of Lio Convoy's original name and sort of makes sense in english. Yeah, I know they wanted to cash in on kids buying things with 'Prime' on them. --FFN 15:55, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

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